California news from FierceEMR
NewsCHIME, ONC offer EMR adoption expertise to regional extension centers
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology are urging the new, ONC-designated network of regional Read more...
EMRs gaining more mainstream media steam
It's finally becoming newsworthy in local markets for hospitals to adopt EMRs. A quick scan of the newswires this morning reveals quite a few EMR-related stories from local news sources. "Hospitals Read more...
Do the math: Stanford docs could earn $44M in EMR incentives, while children's hospitals chase Medicaid dollars
As usual, there's a burgeoning trend in technology and people in Northern California smell the money. "The push to implement electronic healthcare records could mean hundreds of millions of dollars Read more...
Study: EMRs may increase nurse staffing, raise costs
If there was ever any question about whether EMRs would improve outcomes and save money, well, those questions persist. The latest evidence that EMRs may not be all they're cracked up to be comes Read more...
Sutter accelerates $400 million EMR installation
Sutter Health is accelerating its $400 million project to install an inpatient Epic Systems EMR in all 26 of its hospitals in Northern California, nearly two-and-a-half years after slowing down the Read more...
Pediatrics has unique EMR and HIT needs
What works for adults may not be so suitable for children. That's the lesson of a new report on health IT for pediatric care from two California research organizations. "Children have different Read more...
| Press ReleasesUnitedHealthcare Invests $5.6 Million in Family Healthcare Network to Help Improve Access to Quality Care in Tulare and KiInvestment is part of UnitedHealthcare’s California Health Care Investment Program, a 20-year, $200 million commitment to improve health care access for underserved communitiesFunding gives health Read more >> Tenet Management to Present at the J.P. Morgan Annual Healthcare Conference on January 9thDALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced that Trevor Fetter, Tenet’s president and chief executive officer, and Biggs C. Porter, Tenet’s chief financial Read more >> Fresno Area Patients Have New Affordable Options for HealthcareMedLion expands direct primary care to Valley residents without insurance MONTEREY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nearly one in four Fresno residents is without any kind of health care coverage. MedLion, Read more >> Wy’East Medical’s High-Compliance Solutions Help Reduce Healthcare Worker Injuries as California’s Landmark Safe Patient HOregon’s premier medical device manufacturer addresses the challenges of “back-breaking” healthcare work with zero-lift patient transfer products to meet new requirements mandated by California’s AB Read more >> Hooper, Lundy & Bookman Wins Ruling on Behalf of California HospitalsCourt Stops State from Imposing Draconian Medi-Cal Rate Cuts LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In a case filed by Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC on behalf of the California Hospital Association, the Read more >> |
